New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-29
TIE THISTLE TO TRY HER SAILS TO-DAY

FEW SUNDAY VISITORS - EDWIN l. ABBErTs
THEORY OF TIE sLooPs MODEL.
The Thistle, bright with fresh paint and handsome as
young her way TO church. rode at anchor yester
day In the sunlight In the bay of Tompknsville Her
decks were covered with natty awning and her new
governors" gig hung conspcuousy on tho on-shore
davis Captain Barr. after receiving deputation from
the Thistle Curling Club and invitation from them for
himself and 10 witness the clubs sports on Thurs
day aboard his old twentyton cutter, the Clara
and took sail her the outside course OF the New
York Yacht Club. The captain returned TO the Thistle
late In tho afternoon and immediately captured by
rowing club and carried of to st. George, where he was
entertained by friends During his absence Second ON
Ger Donald Mckenzie was In command
The visitors to the Thistle yesterday were principally
friends and relatives OF the Under the regula
tons said onlcor Mckenzie "we allow ono to come
porters and Young ladies' But we can't have any OF
them here tonorrow for we expect TO havo spin out
side. q kind OF trial trip as IL were.
some suggestions are made In the appended Interview
with Edwin L. Albeit on the subject OF ths ~ sue
theory about tho Thistle which he started to propound
Yesterday by asking IEInIN. w snd seeops
lie went ON to say "Did not her designer Mt watson
the Puritan and 0Isr . ar%Ss IeGs
pot-leadedi No mystery there No one ma, seen IN, tns
nun Whyi RI give q landubber's guess Our trans.
atlantic friends have secuted the American
yacnt Ye tho board always beat their cutters
Then they changed the English rule as 10 width OF beam
How Innocent! Then the scotch built the Thistle with
the wide beam OF the American sknmin. dishes Did
they stop there. oh, mol the plasilrism went further
The beam OF the Thistle amdhips Ia Senty feet three
inches; on the water line twenty feet The
Volunteer Is only to three feet wider:
The greatest depth according to rHE IkIBuSEs oIcseat
report Is one-thrd from the stern, reaching ~ ieet
there and shelving upward toward the bow until ~ Is
only twelve inches drsught at the bow with an I'M I'M
menss rake at the stern post. Her saloon is thirty
feet long eighteen feet wide and its ceiling eign rect
high Below this saloon space OF six feet In height
occupied by sailocker1 Her mast is stepped well lor-
ward and She has Immense 'all aFea a., ,.,..
Where does she get her Stiffness From the breadth
OF beam. copied from tho Mayhower, in large
measure. The Thistle Is, In my opinion,
slIght modification OF tho American sloops
her des sner studied tho drydocks here with mod
fled built into her hull. or raise Keel
and filled with tons OF lead Does not this account TOR
her Stiffness hor light draught forward, her greater
draught astern deep cabin her enormous san area
You cannot make believe that her greatest draugt
ia fourteen feet About ono-third forward from her
post there practically fixed contre board eno
osy balasted with load; and the Thistle can auord 70
stand the slight inconvenience OF Its fxedness In going
about Our Scotch contestants have piaglarlzea tnS
American sloep makiag the centre board hHture ana
that's why you do SEQ below tho Thistle
IL she dry1ocR before the races ~ 10 uo
lars ducats she not"